Strategic Account Executive

Gong unlocks reality to help people and companies reach their full potential. The patented Gong Revenue Intelligence Platform’ empowers customer-facing teams to take advantage of their most valuable assets ‘ customer interactions, which the Gong platform automatically captures and analyzes. Gong then delivers insights at scale, empowering revenue and go-to-market teams to determine the best actions for winning outcomes. Thousands of innovative companies like Morningstar Inc., Paychex, LinkedIn, Shopify, Slack, SproutSocial, Twilio, and Zillow trust Gong to power their customer reality. Gong is an award winning company and was recognized on the Inc 5000 (#99), Forbes Cloud 100 (#28), LinkedIn Top Start Ups (#2), and Great Places to Work lists in 2021.

Location: This position is fully remote.

As one of our Strategic Account Executives, you’ll fill a key role in acquiring new strategic level customers and spreading the Gong gospel. This positio to our Vice President, Strategic Sales.

Responsibilities

• Manage prospects from lead to close
• Clearly articulate and demonstrate our value proposition, creating excitement and enthusiasm among prospects
• Cultivate lasting relationships with customers
• Regularly iterate messaging that will scale our outbound prospecting engine
• Engage and educate senior executives on the importance of the emerging Revenue Intelligence industry and validate Gong as the leader in this new market
• Partner with the Sales and Customer Success leadership teams to develop account-based sales strategies to uncover value for all go-to-market department leaders
• Crush your quota

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant sales experience preferably with a sales tech solution
• Experience selling to CRO, SVP Sales, Sales Enablement and Sales Operations leaders
• YOY success exceeding quota targets above 1.5M
• Demonstrated experience navigating through a complex sales cycle and closing strategic business with a customer list that includes Fortune 1000 companies
• Guru at Top Down selling
• Comfortable leading technical presentation/demo and owning full customer lifecycle from prospect to close and growth
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experienced in selling transformation/visionary solutions, especially where there isn’t an obvious budget (demand creation vs. fulfillment)
• Bachelor’s degree
• Experience with Gong.io preferred

Perks & Benefits

• We offer Gongsters a variety of medical, dental, and vision plans, designed to fit you and your family’s needs.
• For most plans, Gong pays 100% of the premiums for employees and 50% of premiums for dependents.
• 401K program to help you invest in your future.
• Education & learning stipend for personal growth andopment.
• Flexible vacation time to promote a healthy work-life blend.
• Paid parental leave to support you and your family.
• Company-wide recharge days each quarter.
• Work from home stipend to help you succeed in a remote environment

Gong is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that diversity is integral to our success, and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, age, or any other basis protected by law.